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Tummy tucks after weight loss have a high risk of developing fluid collections. These fluid collections, called seromas, can be problematic if they occur. Your plastic surgeon left drains in to decrease the risk of a seroma. It is not uncommon for the drains to increase slightly as your activity...

Hello, and thank you for your question regarding a painful, tight erection 1.5 weeks post-op a mini-tummy tuck, and whether the pain in the penis is due to swelling or if the skin is too tight. Thank you for your history and your pictures. Ten days after a mini tummy tuck is too early to...

    You are an excellent candidate for tummy tuck, and you will have a dramatic improvement with the right surgeon.  Select a surgeon who performs hundreds of tummy tucks every year and has great reviews.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

Hello, and thank you for your question regarding whether you should fix your loose abdominal skin after losing 70 pounds, now that you are a 26-year-old 6-foot-tall male with a fit and healthy lifestyle. Thank you for your interesting question. Thank you for your history and your pictures. ...

Hello, and thank you for your honest and important question about sex and orgasms after tummy tuck surgery. As a young male who’s had both an abdominoplasty and mastopexy with liposuction, you're absolutely right — most post-op recovery advice is geared toward women, but the principles apply to ...

The safest answer would be 6 weeks as that is when you have the majority of wound healing by then. Prior to that time you can cause a tear where ever stitches were placed - inside or out. It would probably be OK to masturbate at 3 weeks, but again there may be some risk.